Exercise Vigilant Eagle 2011 [Image 3 of 10]

AL, UNITED STATES

08.09.2011

A pair of SU-27 fighters escorts a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9. The Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace.

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Date Taken:

08.09.2011

Date Posted:

08.10.2011 17:34

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441315

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110809-F-YX459-164

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AL, US

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